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PSY 257 Literature Review Template
Please note: Keep in mind that the following questions are practice and preparation for the more detailed literature review elements to come. When you complete your literature review, you will be addressing more specific elements. These questions are the first thing to think about when beginning a literature review.
What is the title of the article? Provide a citation for the article in APA format.
What is the purpose of the article?
What is the hypothesis of the study? In other words, what claims do the authors make in the article?
What variables (factors) are being looked at in regard to appropriate social thinking?
If these variables or the relationship between these variables have been studied before, what have other studies found? This shows historical significance.
What type of research design is used in the study?
Do you think the research in this article was conducted in an ethical manner? Why or why not?
PSY
257
Literature Review Template
Please note: Keep in mind that the following questions are
practice
and preparation for the more
detailed literature review elements to come. When you complete your literature review, you will
be addressing
more specific
elements. These questions are the first thing to think about when
beginning a literature review.
What
is the title of the article? Provide a citation for the article in APA format.
What is the purpose of the article?
What is the hypothesis of the study? In other words, what claims do t
he authors make in
the article?
What variables (factors) are being
looked at in regard
to appropriate social thinking
?
PSY 257 Literature Review Template
Please note: Keep in mind that the following questions are practice and preparation for the more
detailed literature review elements to come. When you complete your literature review, you will
be addressing more specific elements. These questions are the first thing to think about when
beginning a literature review.
What is the title of the article? Provide a citation for the article in APA format.
What is the purpose of the article?
What is the hypothesis of the study? In other words, what claims do the authors make in
the article?
What variables (factors) are being looked at in regard to appropriate social thinking?
